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Reminder: Still time to register for final NCUA Leadership Boot Camps of 2014

ALEXANDRIA, VA (September 12, 2014) — Credit union managers and directors looking to improve their leadership skills still have time to register for Leadership Boot Camps in Chicago and Philadelphia on Sept. 20, 2014, that will be hosted by the National Credit Union Administration’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives.

The day-long intensives have valuable information for both current and new credit union CEOs, including breakout sessions that offer excellent networking opportunities. Boot camp participants will receive OSCUI’s new Credit Union Leadership Resource Guide.

To register for either Boot Camp, go online to the Training Schedule webpage. The page also has a complete list of all upcoming OSCUI training programs.

Topics covered during the Boot Camps include:

Protecting Your Credit Union from Employment-Practices Lawsuits
Marketing in the Digital Age
Succession Planning and Passing the Baton
Examination Modernization

The Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives offers free training to credit unions regardless of asset size. Financial scholarships up to $450 are available for qualifying credit unions, which are those that have a low-income or minority designation, have less than $50 million in assets or have been chartered fewer than 10 years.NCUA’s OSCUI fosters credit union development and the effective delivery of financial services for small credit unions, new credit unions and credit unions with a low-income designation.

NCUA is the independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits of more than 98 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions. At MyCreditUnion.gov and Pocket Cents, NCUA also educates the public on consumer protection and financial literacy issues.